In the memoir "Warriors Don't Cry", Melba Pattillo Beals has many upsetting obstacles throughout her life that are hard to deal with. As a young teen, Melba and 9 others were integrated to Little Rock Central High. Most all of the students there were racist and would mentally bully Melba. She was yelled at with harsh words, would get lethal threats, and she was physically abused by her classmates. It took a lot for Melba to be able to stay strong and continue at Little Rock.…
Melba Pattillo was a normal girl that just waned to be friends with everyone. When she was of age Melba was given the chance to go to Little Rock Central High. As in her book Warriors Don't Cry. On her first day she was heavily bullied people calling her names and her being it and teased about. A thing that made Melba strong was her belief in god.…
Für Elise by Beethoven is the song that expresses who I am. When I started playing piano, I got frustrated that most of my family had a natural talent while I didn't. My father talked to me and gave me one of the most important lessons of my life: "Practice makes perfection, if you want something, insist until you get it". After playing piano as a hobby, at age 17 I decided to take my skills to the next level by taking piano lessons at college and I challenged myself to first learn how to play Für Elise. It wasn't easy, but practice made perfection.…
ASSIGNMENT 4: Story and Venacular One song that resinates with me is Jonny Cash's "A boy named Sue". Johnny cash is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. It was originaly written by the Shel Silverstein but was made popular by Johnny Cash. This song is a Talking blues aka "The Talking Guitar" and a form of folk/country music. This song relates to my brother and his life and is about a guy who had to deal with a girly name throught out his youth.…
Nicholas Wolterstorff states, “Many Christians join their fellow citizens in going to concerts, attending plays, visiting museums, reading novels; all are nowadays united with their fellow citizens in being subjected to advertising art in all its many forms” (Charry, 2000, p. 295). A common form of art used for expression today is music. When you turn on the radio you are inundated with songs that deal with cheating, promiscuity, and drug references. Most of the songs on the Top 100 Billboard deal with these issues, yet everywhere you turn kids are singing these songs like it is no big deal. This past summer Demi Lovato’s song “Cool for the Summer” was an instant hit.…
The book Siddhartha was composed by Hermann Hesse, this book is about a young Buddhist who is in search for enlightenment. I have chose five songs to relate to the story of Siddhartha, the songs i have chose are “I Still Havent Found What I’m Looking For” by U2, “Find Yourself” by Brad Paisley, “Wagon Wheel” by Darius Rucker, “Good Life” by Onerepublic and “Halo” by Beyonce. Every one of these songs i chose shows much similarity and can strongly relate to the great novel Siddhartha. The first song i have chose is a song by U2 that shares similarity to Siddhartha and his journey to enlightenment. U2 is an Irish rock band established in 1976 who composed this song about a man who is in search of his one and only lover, Siddhartha is also in…
The poem that relate to me is the poem “ My ruin” by Jim Carroll. The poem talks about love/ trusted relationship that turned into breakup and the speaker not wanting the ended relationship to ruin him instead he is moving forward. The poem relate to me in the sense that I have also being in a very secured relationship at a young age that I gave it my all but ended up in heartbreak which made me at first hate women after this happened but at the end I didn’t let that ruin me and I found inner peace within myself.…
She struggles to establish her own identity because…
And I agree with her statements that people shouldn’t be feel a shame and people should feel Vulnerable. Being vulnerable is not just about showing the parts of you that are shiny and fun. It’s about revealing what you deny or keep hidden from other…
A lot of times, fast paced music makes me more motivated to do things. So, I guess it depends on what is going on. I know Kelly Clarkson has some songs that I really liked and make a person feel empowered when down. My mother passed away last year and to this day I still think of her everytime I hear certain songs.…
Music always helps me escape any of my problems, no matter how big or small. I enjoy listening to music whenever I am doing something, whether it is studying, in the car or cleaning my room. I listen to all genres of music; some of the music I listen to does not have any words, only sounds and melodies, and other styles of music include various beats, themes and even languages. When I came across the song, “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room” by John Mayer, it really captured my heart in a way like no other song. This song perfectly described my first love eight years ago.…
A life of a lot of good moments and one sad moment is what my life has been made up of so far. In my soundtrack there will be mostly good but of course there will be a sad part. I love to have fun and am always in a good mood and enjoy everyday that I have to live. I am a big sports guy so there will be a couple songs that have to do with my life and sports. The title of my soundtrack is going to be “Here’s To The Good Times” which is the title of my last song.…
This shows how long she has kept her emotions to herself due to her loneliness and lack of communication with others on the…
It is widely known that music can affect us in profound ways; it can make us burst into tears, make us dance joyously to its beat, cheer us up when we feel downhearted, or intensify our happiness in moments of celebration. Music has the ability to take us back in time to distant personal memories, both moments that we would like forget and remember forever. Most of us get attached to music since the earlier years in life and we believe to understand how marvelous it can be, but only a few of us are familiar with the extraordinary therapeutic powers of music. It is evident in biblical scriptures that the use of music as a healing medium dates back to ancient civilizations.…
Life is repetitive and dull with the indication that nothing is moving forward. There was no mettle left to defeat life's difficulties; however, I saw the light. I know I have what it takes to be successful and solid. Having perseverance can help you achieve your goals. It's not a want, but rather a need to experience future moments.…